About: Patients with chronic liver disease and patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT) are vulnerable to severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19). We evaluated fears, attitudes, and opinions associated with COVID‐19 in 365 SOT recipients (95% liver, 5% pancreas/kidney), 112 SOT candidates, and 394 immediate household contacts in two German transplant centers. Seven (1.5%) patients and 10 (2.5%) controls had contact to confirmed COVID‐19 cases. Fear of infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 was expressed by 65% SOT recipients and by 55% SOT candidates. SOT recipients had higher levels of fear of infection and more often wore personal protective gear than household controls. Female gender, steroid treatment, and using the local newspaper as a primary source of information were independently associated with expressed fear of infection in SOT recipients. Younger age and more recent transplantation correlated with concerns of severe COVID‐19 expressed by patients and with concerns of worse medical care expressed by household controls. One third of the patients expressed fear that immunosuppression could worsen COVID‐19 but only 15% used the transplantation center as a source of information. These data show that fears associated with the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic are frequently expressed but measures to prevent infection are frequently followed patients before and after SOT.   Goto Sponge  NotDistinct  Permalink

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  • Patients with chronic liver disease and patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT) are vulnerable to severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19). We evaluated fears, attitudes, and opinions associated with COVID‐19 in 365 SOT recipients (95% liver, 5% pancreas/kidney), 112 SOT candidates, and 394 immediate household contacts in two German transplant centers. Seven (1.5%) patients and 10 (2.5%) controls had contact to confirmed COVID‐19 cases. Fear of infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 was expressed by 65% SOT recipients and by 55% SOT candidates. SOT recipients had higher levels of fear of infection and more often wore personal protective gear than household controls. Female gender, steroid treatment, and using the local newspaper as a primary source of information were independently associated with expressed fear of infection in SOT recipients. Younger age and more recent transplantation correlated with concerns of severe COVID‐19 expressed by patients and with concerns of worse medical care expressed by household controls. One third of the patients expressed fear that immunosuppression could worsen COVID‐19 but only 15% used the transplantation center as a source of information. These data show that fears associated with the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic are frequently expressed but measures to prevent infection are frequently followed patients before and after SOT.
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  • Kidney
  • Zoonoses
  • Viral respiratory tract infections
  • COVID-19
  • Organ transplantation
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Stable distributions
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